圣诞节前夜（2015）

一 二 三
One, two, three.
哦
Ow!
我还能看见
I still see it.
我也能看见
I still see it too.
我们没有在做梦
We're not dreaming.
我们没有在做梦
We're not dreaming!
哦天啊 你真轻啊
Oh my gosh, you're light.
不是吧 曼蒂 你可以拉的更好
Come on, Mandy, you can do better than that.
那么 今晚你要做
So, uh, what kind of art thing
什么样的艺术展
were you doing tonight?
是一场圣诞公益展
It was at a Christmas benefit.
后抽象世界里的抽象艺术
Abstract art in a post-abstract world.
为什么不先给我们介绍一下呢
Why don't you give us the tour?
哦 真的 我们想看一下
Oh, seriously,we want to see it.
我觉得你们不想看
I don't think so.
我热爱艺术
I heart art.
也没有别的什么好干的
Nothing better to do.
哦 好吧
Oh, right.
哈 你看起来高了好多
Huh, you seem taller.
是吗
Really?
先生们 女士们 晚上好
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen,
欢迎来到大都会艺术博物馆
and welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of Art
来参加我们最新的艺术展
and our newest exhibit,
后抽象世界的抽象艺术
abstract art in a post-abstract world.
法国艺术评论家 安德烈·纪德
The French art critic, Andre Gide,
曾经有句名言 艺术是上帝与艺术家的合作
famously stated that art is a collaboration between
艺术家参与的越少 越好
god and the artist and the less the artist does, the better.
思考一下这句话 让我们在落日的余晖中
So with that in mind, let's take a look at some of the
开启我们艺术之旅 欣赏他们的精妙合作
finest collaborations in the sunset of the movement itself.
我们首先看到的这件展品名为"战争之泣"
Leading off our exhibit is a piece entitled, war cry.
听到这个名字 观众们难免会以为
Based on the title the viewer might expect
自己将看到的是战火中的断壁残垣
to be presented with a traditional battle scene.
但出人意料的是 作者只是在一大块硬纸板上
But is instead presented with the image of a mirror
画上了一面镜子
painted on a large chunk of cardboard.
这幅画面本身并未展示出任何内容
The image itself doesn't reflect anything,
一切只待观众藉着自己的想象
for the viewer has to complete the piece
来完成这件作品
in their own imagination.
他们想看到的是什么呢
What is it they want to see?
他们害怕看到的又是什么呢
What are they afraid to see?
既然名为战争之泣 那又何来的战争呢
And if there is a war cry, then where is the war?
或许它就潜伏在最显而易见之处
Well, perhaps it's in that location common to us all,
就在人的灵魂之中
the human psyche.
无论是要斗争还是要逃避 我们所做的抉择
That sacred place where we decide what we'll fight for
都来源于此
and what we'll run from.
接下来是我们最大的一件展品
Moving on now to our largest exhibit.
一面混凝土墙
It's a concrete wall.
十二英尺高 二十英尺长
It's 12 feet high, 20 feet long
在这面墙的左侧
and on the left hand side of the wall,
"历史"这个词 以不同的尺寸和字体
a single word, "History," Written some
反复出现了七万次
70,000 times, varying in size and shape,
它们似乎想在这番拥挤推搡中
they seem to be vying for space,
争得自己的一席之地 以便被人注意
pushing and shoving, hoping to be noticed,
被人记住
hoping to be remembered.
而在墙的右侧
On the right hand side of the wall,
空白的这部分 可以说与左侧一样
the blank side, is just as much a piece of art
令人惊叹
as the left side.
空白的部分是象征着未来吗
Is the blank side the future?
这的确是一种看法
One suspects, yes.
因为这七万个"历史"是倒过来写的
Because all 70,000 histories are written upside down,
因此观众也不得不倒着看
forcing us to read them upside down
这也代表着历史的价值也随之逆转
and thus capsizing the importance of the past.
如果你只顾着眼于过去
And if you focus solely on the past,
恐怕它将取代你的现在
it threatens to become our present,
甚至可能让将来也重蹈覆辙
or perhaps, even our future.
把它吊起来
Get it up!
抬高一点
Get it up more!
把它弄走
Get away!
下一件展品是这座名为"傀儡"的雕像
Our next piece is a sculpture entitled figurehead.
我喜欢
I like it.
这个名字是指古代航船上用作装饰的人像
It calls to mind the figureheads that adorned ancient
通常是木刻的女性人物
sailing ships, most often wooden carvings of women
或是神话中的神灵
or mythical gods.
很难看出这件作品
This figurehead gives
到底描绘的是什么样的形象
few clues as to the precise being underneath.
只能看出大致的形状
There are hints of an overall shape,
或许是一名女性
perhaps a woman,
正在险境中求生
possibly trying to emerge.
已经很难辨识了
It's impossible to tell, of course,
因为它被一层又一层厚重的颜料
because it's hidden under layer upon layer of
所覆盖着 形状已经非常模糊了
thick paint, rendering it almost formless.
那下面到底是什么东西
So what's really underneath all the paint?
没人知道
Oh, we don't know.
你难道不想知道吗
Don't you want to know?
若是有人试图破解一个谜
Well, once a mystery's scheduled for solution,
它就不再是谜了 对吧
it's no longer a mystery, is it?
只会成为一个麻烦
It's a problem.
我个人最钟爱的 也是我迫不及待
But my favorite, piece, and one I really can't wait
想向各位展示的 是接下来这件
to show you, is this one here.
它没有名字 其创作者也无意署名
It has no title and the artist refused to sign it,
因为他不想让大家的看法有所禁锢
not wishing to influence its interpretation.
但这尺寸非凡的画布 绚丽的色彩
But the unique size of canvas, the colors,
多样的选材 已经足以在最大程度上
the variety of media, leave it all as open
激发观众们的思维了
to interpretation as possible.
我甚至不知道该如何描述它
I wouldn't even know how to describe it
如果你问我的话
if you asked me to.
因为它挑战了一切用以描述
Because it defies every attempt at description
或是归类的规则
and categorization.
救救我 神啊
Help me, Guadalupe!
即使你去请作者本人重制一副这样的作品
I doubt the artist could even reproduce it
我也会对其可行性深表怀疑
if you asked him.
亲爱的
Mi amor.
绝世的艺术品
Art at its very best,
无论它的内涵究竟为何
whatever that is.
我们的旅途也到此结束了
Well, that concludes our tour.
谢谢各位今晚的到来
I'd like to thank you all for being with us this evening
你们可以尽情地继续欣赏了
and the exhibition is now yours to explore.
有用吗
Is it working?
我的头好疼
My head hurts.
有用
It's working.
凯伦 等你出院后
So Karen, what are you gonna do
你想做什么
when you get out?
弹竖琴吧
Um, play my harp
弹好久
a lot.
每天晚上都要吃巧克力蛋糕
Eat chocolate cake every night.
开车去远行
Go for some long drives.
哇哦
Whoa!
我起身太快
Got up too fast.
哇哦
Whoa.
他还好吗
Is he okay?
他没事的
He'll be fine,
不过我想他不需要去卫生间了
but I don't think he has to go pee anymore.
那么 凯伦
So, Karen,
你打算开什么车长途旅行呢
what kind will you be driving on those long drives?
你知道吗 我曾经有一辆雪弗兰"开拓者"
You know, I had an old Chevy blazer for a long time,
我一直开着它到处溜达
drove that thing everywhere.
但是几年之前 它被人偷走了
But it got stolen a couple years ago
所以我买♥♥了一辆二手的沃尔沃
so I just bought a used Volvo.
不过没有关系 毕竟实用性强
It's okay, I guess, functional.
而且最主要的是因为它的颜色
Mostly I bought it for its color.
它是什么颜色的呢
What color is it?